Aside from announcing wrestling, what other sports did Solie announce in the 1950s, and was wrestling his favorite?
Gordon announced a little bit of everything when he started including boxing matches stock car racing and daredevil feats. I believe he favored racing early on, but television propelled his face world wide in wrestling, and the racing broadcasting kind of fell by the wayside. There were EPA pollution concerns about the local race track as Tampa continued to grow and too many seasons with excessive rainouts. When Pam and I worked at the racetrack during one season, one of the best things about being there was listening to Gordon do the live broadcasts for the stock car races. 4. I understand the book contains writings from Solie himself. Are they memoirs? Please tell us a little bit on that, (when they were written, why they were written, and how much was written). Gordon kept his personal writings over the years in the form of short stories and prose. They were written from the 1940’s through the 90’s. His short stories depict his experiences at the microphone for a variety of sports e
